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Crystal Blue Resort: "Great macro oriented hotel/dive op", Jun, 2025, by Charles Fenner, TX, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13394 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I and a friend of mine who is also into dive photography (he is a much better shooter than I am) met up at Crystal Blue Resort for two weeks in May 2025. We came a few days early and then stayed for a roughly 10 day photo workshop “Critterhunt “. We had both happened to be there at the same time in 2024 and decided to coordinate a trip together this year. There are a few different photography-oriented events during the year and the “Critterhunt “ event worked with our schedule. It wasn’t absolutely necessary we visited during a workshop but it was a nice bonus. Mike Bartick at Crystal Blue is a world- class underwater photographer and there are numerous photo workshops at the resort during the year (sometimes standalone events run by the resort l, but also events run by people/companies in the dive travel/photography industry. The hotel itself is nice but isn’t really aiming for “luxury” market . They have the things most divers/photographers value. Think well-built, clean rooms with good AC and good WiFi. It also has an excellent and attentive staff as well as good food. The hotel just isn’t targeting the sit in a the lounge cha ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Crystal Blue Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Micronesia, Philippines, Caribbean
Closest Airport	Manila	Getting There	Direct flights to Manila from US West Coast (I connected at San Francisco from Houston)
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	35-60 Ft/ 11-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Resort is oriented towards photographers. Mike Bartick is a world class photographer who runs macro and blackwater courses either independently or in conjunction with dive photography/travel companies ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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By Marjorie Levy in WA, US at Jun 07, 2025 15:21 EST

I have heard about this resort and Anilao and this review is great. Just what I want. Anyone organizing a dive trip later this year or in 26? Please get intouch. Marge from Seattle

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Dive Review of Crystal Blue Resort in Philippines/Anilao

Crystal Blue Resort: "Great macro oriented hotel/dive op", Jun, 2025,

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Dive Review of Crystal Blue Resort in
Philippines/Anilao